Where does “-quam” come from?

-quam (Latin) comes from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Ancestry of “-quam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
2Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “-quam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Latin quam →